1xsd(1)                                                                  xsd(1)
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NAME

6       xsd - Mono's utility for generating schema or class files
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SYNOPSIS

9       xsd <schema.xsd> /classes [options]
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11       xsd <schema.xsd> /dataset [options]
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13       xsd <assembly>.dll|<assembly>.exe [options]
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15       xsd <instance.xml> [<instance.xml> ...] [options]
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DESCRIPTION

18       xsd  is a tool for intended to complement the XML serialization support
19       of Mono. It can do the following tasks:
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21       Generate serializable classes
22              From a given XML schema, generate a class that can  be  used  to
23              read  and write xml documents that conform that schema (/classes
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26       Generate typed datasets
27              From a given XML schema, generate a typed DataSet class that can
28              be used to read and write xml documents that conform that schema
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31       Generate XML schemas
32              From a given assembly and an optional type name, generate an XML
33              schema  that  can be used to validate the xml documents that can
34              be obtained by serializing objects of that type. If no  type  is
35              provided,  xsd generates a schema for all types in the assembly.
36              When specifying the assembly name do not include the file exten‐
37              sion  (.dll  or  .exe). xsd will look for the assembly using the
38              standard assembly loading rules.
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40       Infer XML schemas
41              From a given set of XML documents, infer the XML schema that can
42              be used to validate those documents.
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OPTIONS

46       The following options are available:
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48       /element:name /e:name
49              Specifies  the  name of the XML schema element for which a class
50              or a dataset has to be generated.
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54              Specifies the namespace of the  XML  schema  element  for
55              which a class or a dataset has to be generated.
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57       /language:name /l:name
58              Specifies  the programming language to use for the gener‐
59              ated code. The only supported languages are CS  (C#)  and
60              VB (Visual Basic.NET).
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62       /generator:type,assembly /g:type,assembly
63              Indicates xsd.exe to use custom CodeDomProvider to gener‐
64              ate code. The type name must be full name. Assembly  name
65              is  a  local  file  name  that is going to be loaded. The
66              specified Type must have the default constructor.
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68       /outputdir:path /o:path
69              Specifies the directory where to  generate  the  code  or
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72       /type:name /t:name
73              Specifies the full name of the type (including namespace)
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76       /help /h
77              Show usage help.
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AUTHORS

80       Lluis Sanchez Gual (lluis@ximian.com)
81       Atsushi Enomoto (atsushi@ximian.com)
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LICENSE

84       xsd is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
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SEE ALSO

87       disco(1), soapsuds(1), mono(1), mcs(1), wsdl(1)
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